mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to put someone to work; to make someone work
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
form; shape; figure; morph
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
a little bit; a little while
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
decrease; reduction; decline
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to smirk in a creepy way (like an unsociable otaku); to make a slimy self-satisfied grin
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
one's way (ahead); one's path